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Nuclear ForcesNorth Korea

Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center

Nuclear weapons production complexActivePending verification

Also known as: Yongbyon

Nuclear ForcesPRK
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeNuclear weapons production complex
Alternative designationsYongbyon
ProliferationOrigin country only
Program status5 MWe reactor (5–8 kg plutonium per reprocessing campaign); about 4,000 centrifuges; light-water reactor possibly commissioning after October 2023Med[1]
Warhead inventory
Fissile materialEnough for up to 90 weapons: up to about 81 kg plutonium and 1,800 kg HEU (North Korea total)Med[1]
Summary

North Korea's main plutonium and uranium enrichment complex.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024, Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
    Published/updated 2024-07-15 · Tier 2 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)